accessed

[ak-sest]

adjective

1. reached, contacted, entered, or visited.

   Lot 14 on Smoke Road is an easily accessed lot with great views, grass, and scattered trees.

   Your bibliography should include the URL of the accessed website.

2. obtained or made use of.

   She founded and ran one of the most accessed family counseling programs in the state.

3. Computers.,  (of data) retrieved for use by another program or application or for transfer from one part of a system to another.

   Data caching is a way of storing the most frequently accessed data in memory so it doesn’t need to be regenerated each time.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of access.

Other Word Forms

• unaccessed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accessed¹

First recorded in 1870–75; access ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; access ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The Journal then determined which doctors on the lists treated each plan’s Medicaid patients, using detailed records of doctors’ visits and other treatments accessed under a research agreement with the federal government.

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Federal authorities alleged the bulk of the payments were made to McCluskie’s wife, who did not actually provide consulting services, and deposited into an account accessed by McCluskie.

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In a statement from August 2021, Mr Burrows allegedly claimed to have hacked voicemails, tapped landlines, and accessed financial and medical information at the request of a journalist at the Mail On Sunday.

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Taking full advantage of its oceanside location, the home features multiple balconies and patios that can be accessed through full glass doors, allowing residents to create a true indoor/outdoor vibe throughout the year.

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She is able to order repeat prescriptions online and after getting her blood tests done she accessed the results on the NHS app.

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